The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1877, Page 5

BLUE GLASS. —_—_+—____ Some Marvellous Effects Caused by the Violet Ray. BLUE VS. THE BLUES. Fashion Sanctioning the Progress of Science. The interesting speculations of General Pleasonton, first brought to public notice through the columps of the Henatp about a year since, seem to bave im- pressed the general public favorably, for cobalt blue Blass has divided the honors of attention with one ot the greatest political sensations the country has ever experienced, During the heat of the recent political controversy many of our most prominent citizens sought in the violet ray that soothing aud cura- tive influence which is credited with subauing manisce and curing deaf mutes, Sceptical, at frst, of the validity of the claims of blue glass to consideration, tone ventured to make public profession of faith in tt, sod its use was surreptitious, A piece of glass was at times bung in the window most exposed to the sun, Dut was immediately with. drawn when the patient within had fulfilled the in- structions published by the General. Not so to-day. A pane of blue glass is now the escutcheon of progress and enlightenment, and no house is complete without it, Day ana night the bluo emblem 1s to be seen in the windows of many of the finest mansions of Fifth ana Madisen avenucs, Parlors, where none of the evils of Pandora's box have ever been experienced, and in front of which doctors’ horses have becn known to balk, are now decked in variegated glass panes. In fact a plate of Diue glass is as indispensable to the complete appoint- ment of a bedroom as k majolica vase or bit of faience ts to the front parlor. BLUE GLASS ALL THR RAGE. The demand for this peculiar tint of glass has of late become ko great that to meet it a new industry has grown into lie, At prosent there are several houses devoted to the exciusive sale of this glass, and every day increases the business. Even the curbstone mer- chant, famous for bis devotion to the indispensable collar button and the amusing automaton spider, has deserted these and gone into blue glass. Several enter- prising individuals are at present canvassing the city with knapsack frames strapped on their backs, afer the stylo of the ‘‘glass-put-in’? man, dispensing panes to annihilate pain, All the eloquence formerly Wasted on patent tooth powder and grease eradicators is now enlisted in the cause of science, It nds also been mentioned that the laundries use moro indigo now than formerly, In several barrooms in town whiskey {s dispensed from blue bottles, and it 18 Warranted not to produce the *‘triangles.” It 1s quite unnecessary to make any mention of the favorite color in eye-glasses or to speak at jength of tbe horti- cultural uses which blue glass now subserves. AN OLD FAaSuION, It should not be supposea that tho effects of blue glass are of recent discovery, for such 1a not the case, During the Crimean war a furore was occasioned by biue glass in England, and all sorts of artificial light were modified by and transmitted through it. To Gen- eral Pleasonton, however, belongs the honor of having scientitically explained and demonstrated the causes of tho effects which were known long ago. When the General first propounded his startling theories of light and electricity they were taken cum grano satis, but experiment bas proven the correctness of his views, A theory no less startling than that of Pleasonton’s has recently been promulgated in England, in which it is claimed that flowers and plants are sensible to the charms of music. The anonymous fatner of this theory states that he had a number of feeble plants in his hot- bouse, and that through caprice ho began to practice on ® bautbois in tho conservatory. When he bad con- tinued this practice for about a month he was aston- ished to find that the sickly plants had gained vigor end that the healthy ones had grown apace, These demonstrations of the power of music would seem to Wteralize tho metaphor of Cowper, ‘Music hath charms to soothe the savago breast, to soften rocks,” &e., and if their condactor succeeds in deducing from them a symmetrical theory every hothouse in the country will doubtless be provided with an organ grinder. MARVELLOUS EFFECTS, ‘The tales of the Persian magi seem as commonplace Fealities when contrasted with some of the weil au- thenticated cures effected by blue glass, It is doubtful if it is the catholicon its enthusiastic admirers claim, but it bas shown enough virtue to commend It to pub- lie attention. The doctors, of course, do not think much of it, and generally depreciate 18 efficacy. In- deed a narrow-minded practitioner told the writer that Mf this thing did not stop somewhere all tho medical colleges in the country might close their lecture balls. When photography was invented it was held that the art of portrait painting must becomo obsolete, »~ but the eflect of that great discovery has been to ele- “Wate the threatened art to a height unattained before. Thoughtiul medical men are inclined to regard the discoveries of Genoral Pleasonton in a less gloomy light, and many maintain that it ts only a new discov. ery in medicine, and as snch cannot be of detriment to the science, The ease with which blue giass is applied, howover, makes every man his own doctor. NOW TO USE BLUE GLABS. No general plan is laid down for its use, but the necessary conditions aro that the blue or violet blue light shall come from the direct rays of the sun, and that tho ordinary Ight shall not bo excluded. This being the case, the dealers havo imple trame enclosing a picce of blue glass about eighteen inches in width and in length the ordinary width of a window sash, which is easily inserted with the sash. This, {t 1s said, affords all tho blue light that is necessary for a single apariment, and possesses all the curative and other properties attributed to this species of light’ Tho accompanying illustrations will show how simple and easy 18 the introduction of blended light into any apartment. THR DAWN OF THE THRORY. itis interesting to recall some of General Pieason- ton’s experiments in view of the recent general apphi- cation of bis theories. He first tried it m his grapery, every eighth row of glass being blue. In five mouths the most puny vines had obtained a vigorous growth while other vines which had not the benefit of the blue light were puny still, He also used the blended Tight in hia pigzery and subsequently upon bis cattle, The effects were not so marked in tho increase of the weight of the swine as in imvigorating puny and feeble animals, Ono of the General’s mules, which had been with him in the military service during the civil war, had become doaf through the firing of heavy ns, and so tho animal was put under blue glass, which not only cured him of bis deafness, but also of rheumatism by which ho had been attackod, In re- Bard to the offects of the biue light upon the human Species, some of the cases which have been recorded are extraordinary. It seems to bo especially eMicacious in the cure of nervous diseases. Neuralgia and rheumatism bave been relieved by a singlo bath of Dive light—that 1s, by simply exposing the part of the body affected to the rays of the sun shining through ‘a biue glass Window. Blue light even cured the sm of General Pleasonton of that terrible utsease, sciatica, and hundreds of otner cures almost as marvellous, and of a permanent character, bave been recorded since the blue glass discovery made known to the world. The theory of these wondertul cures 1s that all the vital torces of the body depend tor their healthy exer- cise upon electricity, the main proof being that tho alkaline and acid fluids necessary for the generation vol electricity in the body actually do exigt in such pro- portions and in such places as thoy are needed {pr the generation of electricity. NEWTON IN A NEW LIGHT, These new theories of biended tight do away with many of the old fashioned notions which have beon grouped together under | the head of natural philosophy. Among the | most important of these ts dissipation of the Newto- Dian theory of gravitation. If General Pieasonton ts right there ig no solar radiation of heat, The sun is & great magnet, regulating and controlling all the Plancts of his system by magnetism. Electricity aod biue glass, uot gravitation and centrifugal and centri- petal forces, are the secrets of life and of nature, Al! these assumptions were set out at great length in the Heratp when Geneaal Pleasonton’s theories were first propounded, and the general adoption of bis methods, which are now attracting so much attention, is the direct result of the Publicity which this journal gave at the time to the pew discoveries in science and medi- cme to which mankind now seems disposed to con- form, BOARD OF EDUCATION, OF THE SALARY REDUCTION—PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN CONSEQUENCE, The regular meetizg of the Board of Education was held yesterday atternoon, The toliowing business wi transacted:—The City Superintendent, Henry E, Kiddell, presented the following report of the opera- tions of the Superintendent's department for the month ot January last:—The number of schools exam- ined by the Assistant Superintendent is 62-21 day schools and 31 eveving schools. In the former the whole number of classes examined was 252, of which the instruction In 166 was found to have becn excel- yent, in 80 good, and in 16 fair; in the latter 259 classes ‘were examined, of which 145 wero reported as excel jJent, 102 good, 11 fair, and 1 indifferent. The whole number of pupils on the: registers of the several schools on the 31st of January last was 114,498 and the average attendance was 103,008, Two bills were submitted to the Board with a view of having the same sent to Albany for enactment, Oue of these bills contemplates empowering the Bourd of Supervisors, upon application of the Board of Education, to raise the necessary {unds to carry on the hygeine ‘The other is to enable the Board of Esu- mute and}Apportionment to eupply any deiciency which may ar‘se im the appropriations for educational parpotss, not exceeding $100,000 in one year. ‘hese were laid over for consideration until Friday alvernoon. Mr. A. M, Stanton, Superintendent of Truancy, pre- Sented 4 report stating the transactions of that depart- menttor the month of February, 1877. The whole number of cases investigated by the agents during this period Was 982. Of (his number 588 were not classed a8 traants, loaviug 286 truapts and uon-attendants, of which number 883 have been returued and placed in sckool, six committed to the New York Catholic Pro. tectory, aad five committed to the New York Juvenile Asyluin, THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CHARGES. The Committee on Teachers reported that in tho ac- cusation of Miss C, M. Eliott of corporal punish- ment aguinst Miss Anna M, Hoffmann, voth principals 1m Grammar School No. 69, they had given the subject careful examination, and were of the opinion that the charges bad not been sustained. Miss Kiliott was Justited, under the circumstances, in presenting her compaint They moved that the complaint be dis- missed, which was adopted. Mr, James R, Cuming, who was renominated trustee of the Twenty-second ward, was elected to that office. Commissioner Wotmore ‘presented the following, which was voted to be read in all public schools:— The New York nautical schoolship St. Marys will sail about the 1st of May on her annual summer cruise. Application to fill existing vacancies should be early to Mr. David Wetmore, Chairman of the Exec tive Committee on Nautical School, at No. 365 Green- wich street, New York city. Application may be nade either erson or vy letter. Lhe requisite qualifica tions are:—First—The applicant must be betwoen the agos of fiiteen and twenty years. seconu—He must be ol fair average size, of sound constitution and {ree from all physical defects, to ascertain which he will be carefully examined by the surgeon. Third—He must, upon admission, produce testimonials of good char- acter. Fourth—He must bave an inclination for a sea- Jaring life, and must enter of his own free will. THE SALARY REDUCTIONS. Tho Board theu resolved itself into a committee of the whole, ‘The Prefident called Commissioner Wet- more to the chuir, and the report of the Committee on Salaries and Economy was taken up for discussion. Item seventecn, relating to the discontinuance of pay- ing salaries to principals who act as clerks to the local boards wus then taken up. Commissiouer Goulding considered {t an unwise amendment, and trusted it would not be adopted. President Wood remerkeu the reason he was not in favor of adopting the amendment was that it did not keep the sularies of the teachers from being diminisned. 1t was adopted. ltem thirteen, which had beeu temporarily laid on the table, was taken up. This related to the reduction of t! cipal inthe Evening High School. of $10 60 per night should be paid to the principal, and $4 per night instead of $6 bo paid to the teachers— asaving in all of $3,000, After lung and warm re- marks on both sides of the quostion, the amendment, was lost. liem sixteon, readjusting the salaries of ail the teachers employed in the public schools ex- cept principals aud yice principals and teachers of spectal subject, calculated on 10-12 of the present Year, Making a saving of $42,541 67. This total, with the previous reduction of $37,288 61, already’ pub- ished in the AxRaLp, makes a grand total of $79,530 18. This special subject called forth loug ae- bau Presideat Wood considered tt unjust, and read several sections where the amendmenis took off at one swoop $250 from one principal and reduced the salary of one teacher from $820 to $600. Commis. sioner Hazeltine thought the subject deserved furth consideration, and he oflered a resoluvion that committee report progress, and asked leave to sit again, which was carried. On motion of Mr. Walker the Board adjourned until Friday. THE GEKMAN SOCIETY, MORE THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS—THE DOINGS OF THE YEAR. Tho annual election of officers of the German Society of New York was held yesterday a(ternoon at their office, No, 13 Broadway, President Kaufmann in the chair, The annual report of the society, a full abstract of which bas already appeared in the Heratp, was read and approved. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Sigismuud Kaufmann; First Vice President, Radolph Pagenstecher; Second Vice President, Jacob Windmuoller; Secretary, Will- fam A, Schmitthenner; Assistant Secretary, E. Steiger; Treasurer, J. W. Brunn; Executive Cominittee—!hilip Biasinger, Carl Hauselt, Fred Hauselt, Fred Krutina, Carl Rose, Fred Schack, H. Schirmucher, William Steinway and Willy Wallach, The president then re- ported the standing committecs, which were approved. ‘The report for Feuruary showed that during the month the sum of $3,964 50 had oven expended for charitabie purposes, and that the sum of $3,368 67 remained in Lhe treasury on the Ist of March. During the month the physician vw the society bad attended 112 free patients, and employment had been secured through the Labor Bureau at Castie Garden lor 693 persons, Mr. Edward Trakenteld was ejected a member of the society, and the mecting adjourned. HE SPITZ CASAR. To Tua Evitok or tak Heranp:— It is sald that “there are two handles to everything excepta jug.” We have had Cwesarism in politics and now wo have Cwsarism in hyarophobia, The Spitz dog, we are told, has usurped imperial functions, and assumed a monopoly of that rare, but animated, dis- easo, The political Cassar was roughly handled tor a time, and was Onally ‘‘killed in the Capitoi;” bat the second Csar has thus far bad but one handle to him, Let us‘ give him the benefit of another, While this imperialism tn disease ts attributed to his Spitzvergen majesty, no reason that I have heard has been assigned therefor. Does he possess it by virtue of “the divine right of kings," of bas he acquired it by immigration | and the fatal influence of the political atmosphere at | this time? Ifthe latter, then ho is in the same sanis | lary conditiou that seven-eights of bis two-legged con- temporaries are, who aro unmistakably mad and ready to bite the first democrat or republican they mee. Aud yet no editor suggesis exter. minating them, nor even muzzling the most rabid of the political filibusters, The Rom Cwsar was killed wcuuse Lo was ambitiots;" he of Spitzvergen 18 denounced on a mere suspicion that he favors hydrophovia more than the other canine races. itis a weil ascertained fact that of all the discases Known 10 anituuted nature bydrophovia ys the rarest, That dogs get mad and bile is certain; 80 does a certain race of the haman femily; and when the latuer ‘get inad” they usually bite off a nose, an ear or a hp, according to the imspiratiou of the mo- ment, and yet Who ever attributed hy drophobia to one of these, although the saliva of an infuriated man {8 just as dangerous as that of the dog? And ail phys- fologists agree in support of this theory:—That a paroxysm of passion on the part of a mother is l1able to impart to her miik potsonous qualities, which have in pumerous instances suddenly destroyed her babe. But Jet us see what the experience of the society 1b Fepresent has developed touching the present Spite dog scare. During the last three years its agents nave destroyed, for various h 1, 2,500 dogs, and out of that large bumver not more’ than Hifteen be- longed to the race Known as the “Spitz,’? aad not oue of that fractional aumber was killed even on suspicion of hydrophobis nearly every case where the animal | was rep ried 1? “ine BUFZEOnS auiached to (ne society have declared it to bave been “a Ot of nervous excitement,’ chicfly occasioned by the cry of mad dog’’ and the subsequent senseless pursuit of the ter- Fitted animal. We can appreciate the desire and necessity of enter- prising editors (o obtain sensational iterary food for their readers, but let us Dot be merciless and cruel in the extinction of a beautiful race of animals to feed a morbid and unreasonable apprehension, Respecttully, NEW YORK HERALD, HENRY WARD BEECHER’S PUBLISHERS, THE BANKRUPTCY CASES OF J, B. FORD & CO,—~ INTERVIEW WITH AN OPPOSING CREDITOR— CURIOUS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, The cases of Jobn B. Ford & Co, publishers of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s Christian Union, “The Life of Christ,” &c., have trom time to time excited consider- able public interest and invoked sume comments from the press. There seems, however, to hi been an ex parte view of the matter furnisned the public, and 1m order to ascertain the reul ficts a NeKALD represen tative yesterday cailed upon Mr, Thomas Withered, who is the only opposer of the petition of the irm to be adjudged bankrup It will be noticed that some curious developments were elicited by the interview. “Mr. Withered, have you any objections to explains ing the circumstauces attending your business rela- Hous with the firm of John B, Ford & Co., publishers of the Christian Union?" None wkatever, Iwill be as brief asd compreben- bive as possible, My relations with J, B. Ford & Co. commenced through my tenants, R, W. Smith & Co, bookbinders. They did the binding for a large portion of J. B. Ford’s pubheations, and were in the habit of giving me Ford’s notes in paymentotthe rent, They often brought me in Ford’s paper, asking me to dis- count it, 1 refused several times, as 1} was not my habit to discount paper for any one. But some time in March, 1875, Mr. Baldwin, the financial partner of Smith & Co,, brought me a paper of Ford’s tothe amount of about $6,000, He said it was for work done for Ford, and wished me to discount it, 1 again refused, as I was going to Europe in May and needed all the cash I bad, Baldwin assured mo that if TL would negotiate tne notes ho would fur- nish the cash to meet them during my absence, He stated that the Messrs. Ford were doing a good busi-+ ness, Were periectly solvent aud their reputation A No, 1. Upon these representations I was indueed to discount their paper, A lew weeks afterward judge of my surprise when Mr, Howard, of the firm of Ford & Co,, came to me andsaid he had a painful errand, which Was to inform me that the firm was in difficulties and wanted an extension of time. At first I refused, but finally being persuaded that the firm would act bonor- ably, 1 consented, In July following Fora & Co. failed, and in October or December went through bankruptcy, At this time I had my suspicions that there was some fraud con- nected with the affair, for the reason that in the notice to their creditors of a meeting in bankruptcy they did not notify mo as the law requires, This was alter- ward explained by Mr. Howard, who suid that bo had notified the party to whom they had given the paper and be did not know that I held any of it, Lthen ox- amined aschedule of Ford & Co’.s liabilities In the Register’s Ottice, und ascertained that they had placed the firm of R, W. Smith & Co. creditors to the amount of $43,000, being about one-third of their liabilities, and reprosenting avout fifty-five out of some sixty creditors, WHAT THE FIRM PROVOSKD, It was proposed that the creditors accept a composi- tion of thirty conts on the dollar, pavanla in sixteen instalments, which a majority did. Alter this Mr. Baldwin, of Smith & Co,, brought me the composition notes and asked me to accept them for thirty cents, and the note of R, W. Smith & Co, tor seventy cenis, telling me that the firm was uot materially burt, and if time was given they would be able to pay tho seventy cents. Baldwin strongly urged me to accept the composition; but 1 retused, Bald- win succeeded by this arrangement in getting all of the Ford paper in and giving their paper for sevonty cents, thus securing Ford. As soon as this little arrangement was perfected, k. W. Smith & Co, fatled—assers yon may say nil, livbuities large. T thon examined the books of Smith & Co. to see what their connection with Ford & Co, was, I discovered that a portion of the paper! had received had actually been discounted for the benolit of Ford & Co., and further, that in about five months’ time Baldwin had negotiated about $65,000 of the paper of Ford & Co. cases paying twelve, 1b others fittcen and per cont, About $15,000 of this was mith & Co. for work, at least thoir books so made it appear. Consequently I was led to the conclusion that avout $50,000 had been put upon the market without any value. This, Mr, Howard tolls me, 18 not a crime jn law. Perhaps not, but it docs not look very honorable. I next ascertained that Mr. Baldwin had no interest in ihe firm of RK. W. Smith & Co., a8 be had drawn all bis capital out betore the fail- ure. This seemed as if there nad been a combination between Ford & Co, and Baldwin to lend each other their paper and when they could not negotiate any more io fail, allowing Baldwin to represent the tar; amount of $43,000, for which there was no responsi- bility, Ford & Co. had now got their bankruptcy aflairs very nicely arranged. But one creditor held out. They could not prevail upon him to accept the composition notes, And now they find they cannot pay their creditors this thirty per cent composition aod go into bankruptey again. At a meeting of the cred- jiors @ statement is made that they propose to pay thirty per cent, in certain instalments, upon a schedule presented. All the creditors present agreed to accept this compromise except myself, I objected, as I found they bad entered me in the schedule as a credi- tor to the amount of thirty per cent of my original clalm, or nine per cent upon my whoie amount. They ‘adinitted my clain, and a new schedu It appeared to me to be a litle bit of sharp practice to pay, ibirty per ‘cent. upon thirty per cent, and I lieve it the plan had not been opposed it would have been carried out. 1 then demanded an ex- amination of their books, and discovered that a ood deal of what might not be called really legiumato Business had beon curried on, After obtaining. a knowledge of these facts and their transactions with Mr. Baldwin, of the firm of R, W. Smitn & Co, I do not think any one ought to be surprised at ny oppo- sition to the application for bankruptcy made by the firm of John B. Ford & Co. THE LATEST BXAMIN ATION, John R, Howard, of the firm of J. B. Ford & Co, was examped before Judge Fitch, Register in Bauk- ruptcy, with the following result:— Question by counsel for Mr. Weatherel—What be- came of the copyright of *Poctry and Songs,” written by William ©, Bryant? A, The copyright and plates of “Poetry and Songs’? were assigned to Mr. Saunders on November 27, 1876, Jn consideration of services rendered, Q. Please give the names of the books of which you had the copyright and the exclusive use of pnbii tion? A. “Romance and Realities,” “Principles of Domestic Science,”? ‘New Housekeeper’s Manual,” “Beecher’s Sermons” trom 1869 to 1874, ‘+The Over- ture of Angels,” Beecher’s “Life of Christ,” “Annual Library of Poetry and Songs,” new, by William C. Bryant; “Christ in Art.’ “History’ of New York State,” and several other works, Q Are you seiling these works now? A. Wo are. Q Who owns the plates of “Christ in Art?” A, Ed- win Morey, of Bostou; but we havo a right of redemp- tion in them. The examination of the witness was further con- tinued, resulting in the answer to the question whether ese copyrights aud plates bad been stated in tho schedule of assets, and the auswer was, “No; but wo will insert $9,000 additional in the esti- mates of assets,’ BANKRUPTCY OF ANDREW M’KINNEY. Andrew McKinney, who was largely tuterosted with John Q Hoytin bis speculations, has also gone into voluntary bankruptcy, and the matter of both parties has been referred to register Williams to take further proceedings, The claims on which both McKinney and Hoyt are jointly Hable aro as follows: ~Bischoffs- heim & Goldschmidt, of London, $400,000; New York Loan and Indemnity Company, $229,346; Richard Bi ridge, of Loudon, $117,313; Trenor W. Park, $104,365; J. & W. Scligmau & Co., $7,000; Arnold, Constavie & $10,241; Joseph Peone, Sr., $5,200; Joseph W. Tomp- kins, $5,000; Mary E, Buckhont, $5,500; Seligman & Greenbaum, $18,174; Cornelius M. Odell, $26,306; Greenvauin’ Brovhers & , $21,080; Christopher $14,278; Putnam County Navonal Bank, of $4,160; Francis B. Webster, $21,000; W. H. JO; Union Mutual Life’ Lnsurance Com: $40,000; W. D. Warren, $25,633; brown trustees, § yt} John A, Nichois, ny Bidy pany of Maine, & Seliginan $10,000; & Kinney, $30,000; A. K. Joy, $4,500; Messell & Co., $5,500," ‘Thomas Deane, $3,000; Charles Auwood, | $6,000; ©, Mills, $1,600; Josiah Gooding, $2,000; KE. 3. 3 $5,256; J. G. Tappan, $7444; We AL HL Lovevand, } Catharine H.Awity and Louisa Bowman, $70,000; John Q@ Hoyt, $19,6. david Me- Alpine, $00,000; Join H, Cheover, $25,723; New York Lite Insuravee mpany, $6,467; Trustees of the Shawmut Coal Company, $21,440; G. H, Brown, $30,000. In the schedule there are wlso the following clu which are disputed:—Charies J, Osborne, $55,000; S. B. Hard, $7,108; Jolin G. Brown, $ ) ‘The unsecured indebtedness amounts to ab In addition to the accommodation paper, on which both Hoyt and McKinney are jomtly lable, Mr, Me- Kinney appears for $4,000. Included in the assets is real estate, on which the value ts placed at $323,000, dobts due, stocks, &c., $71,536, BUSINESS TROUBLES The (ollowing assignment was yestorday filed in tho County Clerk’s Ofice;—Martin Hauran to Charles A. Hirpish. STEALING FROM E Ab express Wagon containing some bundles and boxes was proeceding along Franklin street yester- day when the driver missed two bundies 01 lace goods And mustins, the property of Jobn ¢. Ogden, valued at $08. He siopped the team and called a poiicoman, and the latier soon espied a young man carrying the identical bunuies, He took the young man tn charge aud escorted him to the Tombs Police Court. Then the property was identified, The prisoner, whose name is Frank Holbert, told a flimsy story of the goo having been given bim by a corner of Broadway and Franklin street, for which XPRESSMEN. HENRY BERGH, President. , New York, March 5, 1877, 1 ‘was LO receive the sum of twenty-five cents. He wi committed to she Tombs in delault of bail, THURSDAY, THE DOG NUISANCE, ALDERMAN COWING'S DOG ORDINANCE MEETS WITH GENERAL APPROVAL—MAYOR ELY IN- DORSES IT--SOME IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS suGGEsTED, * The interminavle dog question bas come up again. We have been scientifically aspnyxiating our canines, we have been drowning them cruelly in tanks, to the horror of the good Mr, Bergh, but still they come. They increase so fast that they threaten to make another Constantinople of New York. They wake us at night, they bite our children during the day and they are a horrible nuisance all the time, Alderman | Morris was the first of our City Fathers who rocogs nized the importance of ridding the metropolis of this Breet public annoyance; bus now that bis ordipauce is repealed Alderman Cowing has stepped in with another ordinance, which imposes a tax of $b upou every dog and condemns all ublicensed dogs running at large to destruction, ‘The ordinanve was referred to the Law Committee of the Board at the meeting of the Aldermen on Thursday lust, That committee bas not yet met, and itis somewhat inauspicious forthe prospects of the ordinance that the chairman of the committee, Mr. Lewis, contessed himseli as being opposed to the “invidious distine- tion”? which the ordinanca made between the rich dog and the poor dog. MR. LEWIS? OBJECTIONS, Mr, Lewis was called upen yesterday, and ne said that as far as the destruction of the dogs running at Jarge was concerned he approved of the ordinance, but as to pulting @ tux on our beloved canines and muz- zling them, he was decidedly opposed to that, “Suppose you have a dog,” suid Mr, Lewis, “whom you fondly cherish and you are not able to pay the tax of $5, would !t not be cruel to compel you to give him up or see him destroyed? Some people nave brought up their dogs rom infancy, and are devotedly attached to them, and would it be right, because they are too poor to pay $5, to seize them the first tine they are seen upon the street and destroy them? And as to muzzliug them you know that nothing is more effective in producing bydrophobia than that??? MK. COWING GIVES. MIS REASONS. Alderman Cowing, the mover of the ordinance (who will be creditably remembered as vemg the minority member of the Railroad Committee who favored the experiment of beating the cars) gave some co.cut reasons flor the ordinance, He said there was no doubt that something must be done to rid the streets of the horrid hordes of mongrel curs which intested them, which made tho nights hideous by their dismal bowls, aad dia not even make the days paruicularly agreeable. ‘1 suppose thero are soime 40,000 or 50,000 dogs in the city. Thousancs oi them ure unsightly, disgusting im a peara: 1 no eurthiy use to anybody, and not only A consiant eyesore, but also a daily threat to the lives of ourchudrea, Only the other day Alderman Morris told me of uchild having bad its nose bitten off by a dog in Hudson street, and every one who has read tho Hikaup knows what depredations the poisonous spiiz has made. Now, it is sale to say that if a license is exacied three jourths of these dogs will be suffered to go to destruction, A dog is a luxury, and if go why should the owner not pay a tax on it as on any other luxury? If this ord:nauce is passed I do hol suppose that more than 10,000 licenses will bo tuken out, aad the revenue trom ihis source would be Builicient to delray the expenses of exterminating all the worthless curs ot the metropolis, If a dog properly housed and kept within doors, of course tbis Ordinance will uot intertere with hiss, but it He roams at large ho shoula bo destroyed, just &: swine or catile would be, As to Alderman Lewis’ vbjection that I am drawing an invidious distinction between rich and poor dogs, I assure you that thought never entered my mind. If a dog is not worth paying a small tax on I am sure ho is not worth keep. fog. That this question demands our urgent attention cannot be questioned, The legisiatures of soveral Statos—ot New Jersey and Massachusetts among othors—bave taken up the subject of the ex- termination of all dogs running at large or of a dangor- ous breed, andi am sure we oughs to do something aboutit. Ihave received a great number of letters from respectable citizens since | introduced the ordi- ance in approval of it8 provisions, and they prove to mo the existence of a general’ feeling that some remedy for this growing nuisance is urgently needed.” MAYOR ELY OPPOSKD TO DOGS AND PRTS. Mayor Ely js also opposed to dogs, and, although in- clined to treat the subject facetiously, our worthy chief magistrate indicated that if the ordinance pro- posed by Alderman Cowing or ono similar in its pro- Visions were passed he would give it his “1am opposed to dogs, I have no pets—the city Would you not even spare a pretty little lapdog = @ lady’s boudoir from the pound of destruc- von ¥ “No, sir,” the Mayor sternly replied; ‘we must have equality before the law. Of course, we all know a respectable dog when we see him—a dog of fastidi- us associations and exclusive cunnections—a dog who moves io good society; but, sir, if the dreau flat goes forth that unlicensed dogs runving at Inrge un- muzzied shall be destroyed it must be enforced.’? SOMK ADVISABLE AMENDMENTS. ‘rhe Law Committee will probably meet this morn- ing and take the suvject intu consideration, so as to be able to recommend 4 measure to the Board at to-day’s meeting. Mr. Lowis 1s anxious to agree with Mr. Cowipg upon some compromise which wilt be acceptable to the committee and the Board. There is no doubt that the ordinance proposed by Alderman Cowing is eapablo of boing Improved and enlarged in many respects, and-Mr. Cowing himself will be glad of any advisable amend- ments which may be offered, Probably the most tm- portant amendment that can be offered would be a pro- vision requiring the Board of Health to examine into the poisonous character of the Spitz, In order to ascor- tain whether it 18 compatible with a due regard for the lives of our oftizens to tolerate this dangerous breed of canines in our midst, A similar inquiry has been ordered by the Massachusetts Legislature, Another amendment which might prove advantageous would be to forbid dogs in street curs and omnibuses, in which they are often an unmitigated nuisance. 1018 no very rare sight to see a lady envoring a car with vicious little black and tan or other who keeps barking and snapping at every pus- Senger and goon clears quite u formidable space around him. If dirty clothes are to be tabooed in street cars why not also dogs? As regards the licens- ing ot dogs it might be well to grado the tax, W should the owner o1 a $5 mongrel pay as much tax as that of a $500 fancy setter? Could the tax nut be graded 80 that there shall be licenses tor $5, $10, and $14, according to the dog’s value? In rural Now Jer- soy the dog license is $1; and other States, as well as most countries in Europe, exact a dog tax, The Paris municipal government derives quite a very respectable revenue—about $80,000 a year—trom the dog tax, and there is probably no capital of the world where the odious mongrel street cur is so vigilantly suppressed. In England the dog tax varies from five to thirty snillings, and in Germany it also varies in different States, ‘To show the interest which is quite goneraily taken in the aubject the following extract from the letter of a wealthy resident of Fifth avenue may be appended, The letter 1s oaly one out of many of similar purport:— Alderman Cowixa:— Dean Sin—Although I have uot tho pleasure of a por- sonal acquaintance with you T cannot do such gross in- jeolings as not to express my hearty think. for presenting the ordinance to cause all dogs rough the str b dO heinous of ti ‘and chi immnine: ger of lus! lives by amost heartrending death. It is to be hoped that our City Fathers will take prompt action in this matter and give our dog-ridden city the rolief it asks, THAT WARDROBE STILL. The examination into the Twenty-ninth street bur. glary and the purloining of Lizzie Kelsey’s wardrobe was continued before Justice Otterbourg yesterday. Much testimony but very little new matter was olicited, Officer Schmiteberger was examined and é¢ross-examined for over an hour, and then George MeCiond, the keeper of the place in First street where it was said tho piot was iad to rob Kelsey. He mitted baving told young Kelsey ana the off that Walters aud lis wife were down there and were talking about going through a house in the Twenty. ninth precinct, Waiters took the stand and said he had been in the navy on board the ship Franklin titi Jast November and bad never been arrested lor any crime in bis lie, He endeavored to prove an alibi by @ Waiter in a coffee and cake saloon, but was not very successful, Farther hearing was adjourned til Friday attwoo’eiock. In the meantine Justice Otterbourg said he would read over ail the testimony and would render his decision then, BROOKLYN'S NEW MARKET. The following, from the Navy Department, was re- ceived yesterday morning by ex-Mayor John W. Hunter, of Brooklyn:— Navy DerarntMent, WasiincTox, March 3, 1977. SiR—By direction of the President you are hereby appointed a member of the commission created by the first ection of the act entitled ‘An act to provide for the sale or exchange of a certain piece of land in Waill- avout Bay, In the State of New York, to the city of Brookiyn,” approved Fobruary 26, 187° Very respectiully, your ovedieut servant, GEORGE M. ROBESON, Sceretary of Navy. Hon Joax W. Huster, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Hunter thinks that the importance and magni-+ tude of the subject are not fully understood, He oun- siders the establishment of # market the most sub- stantial project for the benefit of Brooklyn and ber people that has been presented tor many years, ii “WANTED A RIDE,” Der nis Gaven was asked, at the Tombs Police Court yesterday, why he had stolen the borse and wagon of Jobn Cownin from the lates stables, The prisoner sheepishly replied that he wanted a ride and that his inientions were honorable, Bail $1,000 until he gives | & more satisfactory auswer, MARCH ¢, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. - PELTON'S VINDICATION, Ths Trus Inwardness of the’ Cregan Busi- nass at Last Revealed, Pena rr eecmeacel | No Republican Elector Sought To Be | Bought. -—-—-——__ Telegrams Which Are Not Remembered and Were Entirely Unauthorized, ee The profound disgust with which the Oregon busi- ness has inspired many of the democrats will not di- winish the interest in wn authoritative utterance on the subject from Mr. Tilden, or his nephew, Mr, Peiton. lu the following interview with Mr. l’elton there will be found some material points which were not brougtt to the surface by the examination of Mr, elton vefore the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Mr, Pelton not only denies that any attempt was ever made or authorized to be made to buy up a republican elector, but, what is still more, he emphatically de. clares that such @ proposal would bave been indig- nantly spurned) Mr, Pelton expressed this sentiment with a flush of indignation and an emphasis of tone and manner which gave eloquent Proof of its sincerity, A rathor strong point in regard to tho alleged attempt of the democrats to buy up a Tepublican elector in Oregon was made by Mr, Pelton when he recalled the fact that all of the three repub- | lican electurs were before the Senate Committeo and hone of thom had pretended to have been approuched with an offer of money. The interview took place at the rooms of the Dero- cratic National Committee, No, 59 Liberty street, which svemod. strangely silent and gloomy after the lively bustle and hopeiul activity of the recent campaign. The pictures of “Uncle Sam, the Ring Breuker,”? repre- senting the democratic candidate encircled by a ring which he is about shivering into atoms, and other veautiful pictorial campaign relics, still smile from the walls, The rooms are soon to be given up by tho committee as useless, ‘he following is the interview :— ‘THK USK OF DEMOCRATIC MONEY IN OREGON, KerorteR—What is the truth regarding the state- ment that money was used by the Democratic Com- mittee in Oregou? Mr. Pevron—There is no truth in it whatsoever, Thore was no understanding eveu with Cronin that his expenses should be paid until jong alter the Governor had decided to award him the certificate. A great hue and cry have been raised about the use of money, but @ matter of fact thero is no evidence belore the Senate Committee to show that uny money was paid or intended to be paid except the $3,000 wh'ch Cronin demanded for his expen. $3,000 tou firm of San Francisco lawyers for arguiug Croniu’s case, and some $200 or $800 for minor expenses in sending mossen- gers to different parts of the State. Nota cent was used to influence the result in Oregon or to buy up a republican elector, Reroxten—W bat adout the Portland despatch signed by Kelly and Patrick In which the necessity of buying up a republican elector is announced ? Mr, Pevtox—I never saw the despatch, If one of the republican electors was approached with a hint or an intimation of a bribe don’t you suppose that he would have come forward to stato the fact? All the republican eloctors wore examined before the Senate committeo, und if they had had anything to say about an attempt of the democrats to bribe them or buy them up don’t you believe the statement would have been very promptly given to the world? Reporter—Was the money paid to Cronin and to the lawyers sent from hero? Mr. PkLTON—No; that monoy was raised in Oregon. Asa matter of tact not a cent of monoy was sent trom here, Credits were opened for contingent expense which might arise in the legal struggle which wi expected to come off before tho Oregon courts, but they were never used. This is a point I wish to bring with particular emphasis before the people—that no money was used exccpt for legitimate parp, and even that was ruisedin Oregon by the democrats, and hot gent by us, Rerortkr—What about Cronin’s $3,000 fee? Mr. Pxttox—The point about Cron That bo made this demand only after the G decided to issue the certificate to him, and repre- senting to the Oregon democrats that he had very important and lucrative cases to argue, and that he could not afford to lose his time unless he was com- pensated for it, THK TRUK INWARDNESS OF THE DRSPATCHES, Reroxrer—Were the telegrams correctly deciphered by the Senate Committee f Mr. PeLtox—They were not, andI repeat what I stated belore the Senate Committee, that I do not recognize many of them at ail, The despatches sup- posed to have come from me had no signatures, and there 18 no proof to show that | sont them. Revorten—Wore not the originals produced before the Senate Commitiee, so that the handwriting could be shown? Mr. Peutox—Ob, the matter wus very carclessly transacted; ihe committee had copies and originais in a confused state. They only had a few originals, and it was attempted to be shown that they wero in my handwriting, but before the committee bad done with the subject it was very clearly suown that they were not in my handwriting. Reroxtek—How about the despatenes addressed to you in Grameroy Park ¥ Mr, Fuutox—They were delivered during the day at the Liberty strect office, and at night at the Everett House, 10 accordance with special instructions leit at the telegraph offices, even though addressed to me at Gramercy Park. ¥ Ruvortex—Why were they addressed to Gramercy Park ? Mr. Pe.tox—lam glad you have asked that ques- | tion, for I desire 1t to be distinctly understood that no- body had any mstructions to address despatcues to Gramercy Pirk. On the part ot the republicans some invidious inferences have been attem pied to be drawn from the fact that the despatches were addressed to Mr, Tilden’s residence, and, a8 a matter of justice, it should be stated that nobody had any instructions or authority to send them there, RePORTER—And as a matter of fact these particuia despatches were not delivered or received at Gramercy Park? Mr. Pettox—Decidedly not. They were opened and read like ali other of the thousands of our campaign despatches by whoever of the various members of the committes and other persons happened to be in charge of our offices in Liberty street of atthe Everett House at the tine they were received, aud whenever answers were required the persons receiving them would send the reply at once, There wos no special understanding avout these Oregon despatches, and they were in no Way treated diflerently from (he mass of our ordinary campaign telegrams. RevortER—Do you remewber receiving and reading these Uregon despatches ¢ Mr. Px, —[ cannot distinguish them in my recol- lection trom the thousanus of other despatches whien 1 read during the campaign. All Loan say on this point is that [ bave a geveral recollection of receiving iniorma- tion by telegraph (rom Oregon Uhat money was needed for (he necessary expenses i contesting the claim of Watts, the ineligivio elector, in the courts, and thus © committes Of Uregou Was too poor to tis pecuniary aud. Seuator Keily aud Mr. er, the chairman of the Oregou democratic com- , both testified before the 3 © that their tirst requisition even for th es met With and (his coucurs with my recoilocuon of NO UNDERSTANDING RETWREN GROVER AND TILDEN, RevortRR=-W at about Lue “Gobole’? despatch t Mr. Pentox—I'be republewns have sedutous to draw & @ inference irom (his despatch that Governor Grover, of Uregon, normed Mr. Triden in advance of his decision that he would award the certfleate to vnin, and thatthe Cronin decision was theretore a preconceived arrangement, Now, the jact is that Mr, Tilden never saw or knew of this telegram, and Go ernor Grover siates definitely that be never sent to despatch, wor did he ever gond w cipher telegram all nis life. As far as my own recolivction 18 cou. cerned, a despatch signed “Gobble” was about ove of our offices, but, being anonymous, it was decided to by of no consideration aud nobody paid any atvention to it Reronter—Was there any understanding or ar- Fangement with Governor Grover? ft. PkuTox—None whatever. Governor Grover haa upplied with the best legal opinion and advice ‘on the subject Of the Meligibility Of Postmaster Watts, The opinions and iegal authorities received irom Judge Hoadley and other eminent lawyers had been telegraphed to him for bis guidance, but that was all, PATRIOK AND IIs DOINGS, Rerorter—Did you know the famous Patrick ? Mr. Venton never saw bim in my lite until some time in January lust, Jong after bis return from his Oregon mission, RevortEK—How did he happen to go to Oregon? Mr. PeLton—lt seemed desirable ty have some mem. ber of th onal Committee on the spor to protect the interests of the party io Oregon. Dr. Miller, member of the committee Irom Nebraska, was teie- graphed to aud asked to go Lo Oregou lor that purpose. Nox being able to go, and finding that Mr, Pactick was going from Umeha to Sait Lake ou busivess, Dr. Miter asked him to go to Orogon tn his place, and he went Kevoxter—Mr. Patrick appears us ove oi the signers of the despaten announcing that ® republican elector must be bought up. Had be any such instruc. tions or authority? Mr. Peutox—None whatever. Nothing of the sort was ever hinted to him, In fact, he bad no authority sought from us to spend any money whatever, and if any such authority bad been asked for it would nave been | precaution on both sia | despatches of one s)de to the other, not believe thar even be idea of resorting to such an expedient proof of this i may repeat bere what | have said be- fore, that when the three repudiicaa electors were ex- amined before the Senate committee it was not pro- tended to be shown that there was even a suggestion of any offer of snoney made to any one of them, Reroarex—How do you account for using cipher telegrams t KEKPING TELEGRAPH EMPLOYES FROM TEMPTATION, Mr, Pecron—Why, it’s a most ordinary mode of con- ducting important telegraphic communication and in almost daily use by probably three-fourths of our Dusiness men who attach importance to the secrecy of their communications It is une dersiood that the telegrapnic communication be- tween the republican election managers was almost entirely in cipher, Lt was adopted as a matter of mere 60 that the operators an¢ other employés of the telegraph companies should pot be subjected to the temptation of communicating the I wish you would also state in the most emphatic manner that Mr, Til den never saw or kuew of the existence of any of these telegrams. RkvorTeR—Has any money been Improperly used vy democraue eommittee ? Mir. ’wiros—It bas been endeavored to be shown that money was improperly used by the democrats in Ore- Kon and other States, in order to divert public atten- tion from the stupendous frauds that have been prac- Used by the republican party in the disputed States and generally to secure the inauguration of their candidate at all bazards, It is needless to say that on our part no money whatever bas beer expended or authorized to be expended tu Oregon or anywhere to buy up an elector, or for any other purpose thi mainiain our legal rights, The interview here closed, tb POLICE BRUTALITY. To tux Evivor ov tHe Heratp:— ‘The case of Police Sergeant Thompson, s0 promptly and effectually deait with by Mr. Andrews, has at. tracted a large share of public attention, Had the case been an isolated and unusual one the public mind woula probably not have been bent to it with the samo eager interest which has followed it from the outsen But the newspapers have, for come time back, been teeming with insta of police bratality, This last outrage iv one of the busiest thoroughfares of the city and in broad daylight by @ sergeant of the police merely capped the climax, Mr, Andrews has been generally and very properly praised for his spirited action im the matter, and it has been intimated that were all citizens to act 10 like manner upon such occasions the brutality of the police would be eflectually checked. I should bo glad to believe so, But all citizens aro nal, like Mr. Andrews, lawyers; and 1 am constrained to think that this is but a bright, solitary instance in which the wrong doing of the police is hikely to meet with its deserts Tho majority of clubbing cases do hottake place in the daytime; generally not before witneszes willing to lose time in testifying; not often in agreat thoroughiare in presence of so spirited a man as Mr. Andrews. The treatment dealt out to the poor fellow who expostulated with Thompson upon his brutality is a sufficient warning to those who would keep their skulls whole not tu interfere in such cases, These samples of police rutnanism which reach the public ear aro but few compared with the number which have to be endured by the poor and defence: who have the misfortune to full into their hands, In 680 saying I am not talking off the book, Mr. Editor, a8 those are well aware who are intimate with the doings of the force. Were these outrages the oor things ot which cith zens, supposed to be protected by the police, havo tt complain the case would be bad enough, but I contend that they are but surface rippliugs, indicative ot the deep, steady uudercarrent of the police system of th I maintain, 18 radically bad; 18 to the public, and like every- thing flagitious, 1. 1 necessarily demoralizing in the highest degree of the police force itsell. . And, lest any innocent citize: uid be deiuded inte the notion thet be will nave the same success as Mr. Andrews, | will briefly recount one case in my own ©: perience, premising that Ican, if neods ve, supplement it with such an abundance of proof as will carry con- viction Lome to the dullest of the hopelessness of a con- test on the part of a private citizen, unbacked by wealth or political influence, with tue police autbort+ tes under the present system. In the year 1874.1 was knécked down, beaten and kicked on Broadway, atten o'clock at night, within one block of the /wenty-ninth precinct station house, My assailant was arrested in the act, and the chargo Mace against him by myself and the officer who dd him, Captain John H, McCullagh refused to lock him up, and released bim. I found bis address, and bad him indicted by the Grand Jury. He was bailed, bis bondsman being Joho Stacom, an ex-Warden of ‘the Tombs, and then pro- prictor of a liquor store. ‘The case was called for trial. My assailant did pot answer. Stacom’s recognizances were not escheated, nor was he tn any Way proceeded against, 1 proceeded to Albany and stated my case and that of other citizens similarly tres Took this oppor- tunity of turther charging that certain police captains, whom I mentioned by nam i panel houses, blackmailed bouses of prostitution and gamblers, and were partners in all kinds of crime and villany; that upon a moderate salary they bought and lived it brown stone houses. 1 charged chat the whole system was demoralized and corrupt. All this I did unde oath. In 1875 a committee of the Senate was appojnted te investigate the charges made, They never met, The tollowing year 1 again went to Albany and re fterated the same charges. A committee, callod the mittee on Crime, was appointed, with the labore conclusions of which the public are familar, through the able and exhaustive report published, The expense to the State was $30,000; to me, per sonalty, about $1,200, The suggestions of that committee have never becr acted upon. They reported several captains and de. tectives as unfit to hola their positions. Their sug- gestions were never acted upon. The captains and de- tectives thus reporied upon rematned uadisturbed, I succeeded in having Captain McCullagh put upon trial betore the Police Commissioners, My case was thoroughly proved, No action was twken Upon it for eight months by the then Police Commissioners, and the present ones refused to act. I appealed to the Couacil of Potitical Ketorm, to the Citizens’ Association, to the leaders of both democratic and republican organizations, as well as to mauy prominent aud iuflusnial civizens, to carry oa the case in the interests of the community, ‘They ali saw the bopelessuess of attempting to ight this formidable organization and declined vo act. Might I ask, then, what possible chance can an ordi. nary private citizen have against the high handed brutality and facile perjury of this force? Mr. Andrews has been exceptionally fortunate, but his case i# one out of ten thousand. 1 have already trespassed sufficiently upon your space for to-day. But while the public mind is aware to this matter [I purpose to supply it through your columns with facts, upon which it will be well to dwell. The police system of this city is radically bad in principle, thoroughly corrupt in its working, and ts ratber a danger than a protection at large, Of this L undertake to gtyi JUDGE DUFFY AS A MARKSMAN, After disposing of the usual number of “drunks” at the Tombs Police Court yesterday, Judge Duffy leaned back in bis chair and sighed for more business, but none came, Becoming restless he turned his attention tow musty drawor in the judicial bench, which, after considerable tugging, Opened and disclosed amid the cobwebs two ancient revolvers, “Here's a prize |’? muttered the curiously disposed Mayistrate, taking one i his hands and carefully ex. ing 1h 1,’ said he to the clerk, I Now, if thia pistol was loaded” —iancing with critical eye he weapon—I would be willing to waget red Jecould split that nail ap there in the ceiling in baives."? “That would be an excellent shot, Judgo,” answered the politic clerk, squinting like a diplomat at the nail, “Yer, said the Judge, reflectively, and with calm contidence, it would, bat I ‘believe L could fetch it.’ Then he cocked the weapon, leaning his elbow on the bench, and, taking aim, pulled the trigger. Bang! A sharp report rang out, resounding through the court room ana echoed along the passages. | slartied policemen sprang to thoir fost, the laces reflecting mental visions of violent dead few remaining spectators lounging drowsily on the benches looked horrified, aud the Judge, pale with inihgied astonishinent aad fear, dropped tne deceptive Weapon as if he had himself been shot. “Lord bless met’? he ejaculated, on finding “breath, “1 didn’t think she was loaded, "” ‘The spectators glanced first at the bench, then at the ceiling. The nail svwood intact and eight a plainly visible the mark of a bullet, Jusucs made a bad shot, iiately after this experience the man of “wise id modern imstanc resolved that hereatter revolvers ho will tirst ascertain thet Meanwhile the court room ceiling need? mending. ALLEGED SHARP PRACTICE, An examination was commenced before Judge Duly, at the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, in a caso of ab leged conspiracy to defraud, by moans of sharp mort gage transactions, Miles A. Stafford, of No, 8lt West Filty-seventh street. The property in question fe situated at Forty-tith street aud Eighth aven The prisoners, who are named Richard Stafford Jobn McCarthy, disclaim ali intention to defraud agsert that the transaction was in every respect The mortguges are for $15,000 and $60,000 tn amination will be conciuted to-day, SARAH FAUL Ata late bour Tuceday night the lager beer saloom of Henry Boss, No. 1,006 Thitd avenue, was visited by Sarat Rovinson, When she leit Boss discovered that his pocketbook, with $20 in money and a ring, at $14, wore gone too, He nad Sarah arres! she admitted having taken the money, book and ring, and toid where they could bo found behind some bur rols in Fifty-ninth street, Judge Smith, at the Putty. sovonth Street Court yesterday, beld nor for triak